ST. LOUIS (AP) — The white former interim police chief of St. Louis is alleging discrimination based on race in the selection of a permanent chief. Lt. Col. Lawrence O’Toole was among six finalists for the permanent job late last year. The job went to the only other internal candidate, John Hayden , who is…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis man is charged in two separate killings in the last two weeks, including the fatal shooting of a fellow passenger on a MetroBus this past weekend. St. Louis Police report 36-year-old Talib Ziyad is jailed without bond and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He is accused of fatally…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Employers are hiring, but continue to struggle to find qualified candidates. JobNewsUSA.com hosted a job fair Wednesday at the Doubletree Hotel in Westport. Job Post Media General Manager Rick Kruckemeyer explains the challenges facing local employers, “The economy’s great, but if there’s not enough employees to do the work, then…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are in custody in connection with a murder in Shrewsbury. Twenty-eight-year-old Robin Holland has been charged with second-degree murder, one count of armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence, and abandonment of a corpse and 21-year-old Abigail Miller has been charged with abandonment of a corpse in the fatal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is calling for an end to the trade war and relief for Missouri businesses that have been impacted. McCaskill on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross outlining how tariffs and retaliatory tariffs hurt manufacturers and farmers in the state. McCaskill…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law Tuesday to speed up reconstruction of the troubled state-run veterans’ home in Quincy.The Republican governor approved the legislation to consolidate the design and building processes under state law to save time in overhauling the western Illinois campus where 13 people have died since 2015 because…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) In order to host the U.S. Roller Hockey Championships, The St. Peters Rec-Plex is melting the ice in all three of its rinks. In preparation, the venue hosted a “Paint the Ice” event for the community. Ice Recreation Leader Kelsie Grate explained, “It’s called “Paint the Ice” and we did it…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has turned away a death row inmate’s appeal that raised questions about jury selection and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Vincent McFadden was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for killing Leslie Addison in St. Louis County in 2003. McFadden claimed his trial…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press . JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri program aimed at connecting stroke, heart attack and trauma patients with the best care as soon as possible is in limbo following a budget cut by Gov. Mike Parson. At issue is about $154,000 vetoed by Parson this fiscal year for…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The father of an engineering student from India who was fatally shot in Kansas City said Tuesday that he wishes a person of interest in the killing had been arrested rather than shot to death by police, because he wants to know why the man killed his son. Kansas City…